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City and
Destination Information
The following is provided by the city
of Denton, Texas.
Denton, Texas is a Main Street City that tops a triangle formed by itself, Ft.
Worth and Dallas. This area is
traditionally referred to as the Golden Triangle and our largest shopping mall
shares this name.
Established in 1857, Denton is the county seat of
Denton County, and
was named for John B. Denton. John Denton was a lawyer, preacher, and a soldier.
His grave is on the courthouse lawn in the center of Denton's historic downtown
square. The center-piece of the downtown square is the old Denton County
Courthouse which was erected in 1896 and restored in 1987. The courthouse
contains a museum highlighting historic photographs and artifacts from
the City's founding to the present.
Denton is the proud home of two public Universities; Texas Woman's University and the University of North Texas, the 3rd largest university in the State of Texas, with a combined enrollment of approximately 40,000 students. Denton is also the home town of Grammy Award winning band Brave Combo and the Grammy Award winning 1 O'clock Lab band as well as the former stomping grounds of UNT alumni Don Henley, Roy Orbison and Pat Boone.
Additional information can be found on the website for the city of Denton - www.cityofdenton.com
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